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Recognised as Colour

#8EBF00

  • #8EBF00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8EBF00 is a green with RGB values 142, 191, 0 and HSL 75°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8EBF00#8EBF00
HEX#8EBF00
RGBrgb(142, 191, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.749, 0
RGB percentages55.7%, 74.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(75.4, 100%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.4, 100%, 74.9%)
CMYK25.7%, 0%, 100%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,355,008
CSS custom property--colour: #8EBF00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#7140FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3AF26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#95B5A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.3Green yellow · ΔE 27Olivedrab · ΔE 29.5Limegreen · ΔE 31.1Olive · ΔE 35.2Forest green · ΔE 36.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.27, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3100BF
Analogous#BF9100, #2EBF00
Triadic#008EBF, #BF008E
Split complementary#002EBF, #9100BF
Tetradic#00BF91, #3100BF, #BF002E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1FF8C
Lighter +30%#D4FF59
Lighter +20%#C7FF26
Lighter +10%#B4F200
Darker −10%#688C00
Darker −20%#425900
Darker −30%#1C2600
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8EBF00
Less saturated −25%#82A718

Channel breakdown

R142
G191
B0
Red142 (55.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue75.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G BF · B 00

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